Welcome to Grade 9 Parent

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Welcome to Grade 9 ParentsNight
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School COUNCIL

• HOLLY MANNING
• PATTI
• MANDALFINO

SPECIAL EVENTS PARENT ENGAGEMENT ADVISE ON
OPERATIONS
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School Council

• ALL are welcome. NO fundraising.
• Second Wednesday of each month. The specific
  dates are in your students planner.
• More information on our Website wci.wrdsb.ca
  under the ABOUT tab.

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What makes WCI great?Jennifer Shortreed
Principal

• Strong Traditions the THREE As
• Talented staff
• Community Partnerships
• Supports Special Education, VPs, Guidance,
  Student Success, Activities
• Supportive Parents School Council

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Vice Principals

• TIM GILMORE (A-K)
• JIM SHANTZ (L-O)
• When do I call?
• Attendance information or concerns
• Informing the school changes at home or social
  well-being
• Trouble connecting with a teacher

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Guidance Counselors

• Lynda Callaghan Head of Guidance
• Craig Nickel (AP Coordinator)
• Doug Ranton
• Yvonne Hornick
• Michael Rouse

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What to Expect from Guidance

• Monitor Student Progress
• Student success
• Course appropriateness
• Planning a pathway to graduation
• Course Selection
• Liaison for other issues social emotional,
  peer group, family change.

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Special Education REC Room

• Teresa Dunat-Banks Department Head Special
  Education
• For students with an Individual Education Plan
  (IEP)
• Support Staff will contact you throughout the
  year
• Personalized support in the Resource Enrichment
  Centre, REC Room, room 230

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ABCD Student Leadership

• Staff Teacher/Sponsor Craig Nickel
• Thomas Rowlands and Rishika Geda

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Classroom Teacher

• Your first call should always be to the classroom
  teacher
• We are a team with the same end goal, student
  success

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Classroom Teacher

• How to reach your childs teacher
• Voice mail, call the school and dial 0 or the
  teachers mailbox number (519-884-9590)
• Board email, same general format first
  name_last name_at_wrdsb.on.ca . For example
  jennifer_shortreed_at_wrdsb.on.ca
• Send in a note with your son or daughter
• Leave a message with a Vice Principal to arrange
  a call back or a meeting if other methods have
  not worked.

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Reading the WCI timetable
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vip Viking Integration Program
Period Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
OE 814-115 Term 1 Sem 1 _1B Damian, I. P8 _1B Damian, I. P8 _1B Damian, I. P8 _1B Damian, I. P8 _1B Damian, I. P8
Period 1 0815-0915 Term 1 Sem 1 LUNVIP-01 Ranton, D. Aud
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General Tips to help your child adjust to high
school

• Seek parenting resources.
• Ex Parent Tool Kit(Ontario Directors of
  Education, online version available)
• Look through the WCI planner. Have them explain
  and record their long and short range plans for
  school work.
• Pay attention to homework help them learn
  problem solving and understand their thinking
  with probing questions.
• Keep them healthy, good food and sleep are
  essential.
• Pay attention to their stress level. Listen to
  them and involve others if safety is a concern.
• Communicate with their teachers.

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SEMESTER SCHEDULE

• WCI IS CHANGING TO A SEMESTER SCHEDULE IN
  SEPTEMBER 2015
• THE BASICS
• Most Common 2 day rotation, 74 min. periods,
• 60 min common lunch
• SameCourse selection
• Computer will schedule 4 classes in Semester 1
  and 4 classes Semester 2

PERIOD BELL TIME DAY 1 DAY 2
1 809 925 A A
2 930 1045 B B
COMMON LUNCH (Block C) 1045 1145 COMMON LUNCH (Block C) 1045 1145 COMMON LUNCH (Block C) 1045 1145 COMMON LUNCH (Block C) 1045 1145
3 1145 100 D E
4 105 220 E D
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Expected benefits

• Student Workload
• Guided Practice
• Effective Use of TIME (Common lunch, e-learning,
  collaborative learning)
• Pathway Flexibility
• (Failures, reach ahead, ESL)
• Mid-year Registration
• Fewer Transitions
• Enrollment 4, 4.5, 5 years
• Classroom Materials

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Most Common Questions

• QUESTION
• Gaps in Learning?
• Homework?
• Programs AP, Magnets, Special Education, VIP?

• ANSWER
• Spiral curriculum, teacher adjustment, special
  case exceptions.
• Less subjects, faster pace, in-class time,
  reasonable timelines still needed.
• Proper Implementation! Full year options, either
  scheduled or co-curricular.

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Semester information

• IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
• TIMETABLE by END of OCTOBER
• Program Planning
• WEBSITE Principal Updates
• NEWSLETTERS, PARENT LETTER
• COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION
• ASSEMBLIES and CLASS VISITS
• INDIVIDUAL Pathway Counselling
• INFORMATION NIGHTS
• Sept. 25
• TBD-Close to Course Selection Time
• EMAIL QUESTIONS TO
• jennifer_shortreed_at_wrdsb.on.ca
• james_shortreed_at_wrdsb.on.ca

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Have a Great Evening

• If you chose to do so, you may.
• Do a timetable tour visiting your son or
  daughters classrooms.
• Have a general WCI tour. Student volunteers are
  willing to show you around.